Protective cover for safety razor



March 9, 1965 c. w. SOOTER PROTECTIVE COVER FOR SAFETY RAZOR Filed Sept.19, 1963 CLAUDE W 300 TER INVENTOR. 444

ATTORNEY United States Patent 3,172,202 PROTECTIVE C(WER FQR SAFETYRAZQR Claude W. Sooter, 7716 Gaston Ave, Fort Worth, Tex. Filed Sept.19, 1963. Ser. No. 310,616 1 Claim. (61. -90) This invention relates toprotective covers for razor blades while the blades are mounted insafety razors between shaves. Particularly, the invention has referenceto protecting double edged blades, which have become standard as tosize, and for engagement on the heads of razors receiving such doublededged blades.

In safety razors of the described class the edges of the blades areexposed when the razors are not in use with the result that the blade.edges are subject to damage, particularly when the razor is carried in atraveling bag or the like, and the exposed edges present danger ofcutting a person handling the razor.

Various razor blade protectors have been proposed heretofore but theyhave not received wide acceptance because they contacted the blade edgesor where so constructed that they were subject to misalignment and wouldcontact and damage the blade edges.

An object of the invention is to provide a cover adapted to be mountedon the head of a safety razor using double edge blades, and which coveris of simple and inexpensive construction.

A particular object of the invention is to provide a removable cover fora safety razor wherein the ends of the cover only detachably engage theends of the razor head, and wherein the sides of the cover are spacedfrom the edges of the razor blade whereby a normal pivoted action isemployed at either end of the cover for removing the same, therebylessening the danger of the user cutting himself, and at the same timeprotecting the blade edges.

A further object is to provide a detachable cover for a safety razor totake the place of a case usually provided by the manufacturer, and toprovide protective means which requires less space.

These and other objects of the invention will become apparent from thefollowing description and the accompanying drawing, wherein:

FIGURE 1 is a perspective view of a typical razor for using double edgeblades and particularly showing one of the transverse ends of the headon which the present cover is mounted.

FIGURE 2 is a perspective view similar to FIGURE 1 but showing thepresent cover comprising the invention in place.

FIGURE 3 is a front elevational view showing the cover in longitudinalsection engaged on the razor head, and additionally showing the positionof the cover when it is being removed by means of dotted lines.

FIGURE 4 is an inverted perspective view of the present cover.

The razor 10 shown in FIGURE 1 is conventitprai and is of the typewherein the extending end 11 of the handle 12 is rotated to open andclose the divided arcuate plate 13 pivotally mounted on the head,generally designated 3,l72,202 Fatented Mar. 9, 1965 by the numeral 14,for receiving and removing a standard double edge blade. The head 14includes guide bars 16 which project outwardly of and are parallel withthe edges of the blade 15, and at the ends of the head there aretransverse projecting end members 17 which have to do with pivoting thedivided arcuate plate 13. Although a particular razor 10 is hereinreferred to, it is to be understood that the invention is adaptable foruse with other double edge safety razors.

The present cover 20 is comprised of an arcuate panel 21 of a size andshape to lit the arcuate plate 13 of the razor head 14, and the sides ofthe panel have elongate flanges 22 for receiving the guide bars 16. Atthe ends of the panel 21 there are end flanges 23 which are separatefrom the ends of the side flanges 22. The extending ends of the endflanges 23 are parallel with the end members 1'7 of the head 14 andengage said members by means of ribs 24 on the inner surfaces of saidflanges. As particularly shown in FIGURE 3 the ribs 24 are spaced fromthe edges of the end flanges and have beveled surfaces 25 therebetween.Holes 26 may be provided in the cover panel 21 to facilitate drying ofthe head 14 and the blade 15 therein. The cover is made of springmaterial, preferably a suitable synthetic resin, but other materials maybe used, for example, sheet metal.

To apply the cover 20, one of the ribs 24 is engaged on an end member 17and the cover is pressed in place; or the side flanges 22 are placedoutwardly of the guide bars 16 and the cover is pressed in place. Toremove the cover 20, a thumb nail is placed against one or the other ofthe beveled surfaces 25 and the cover is lifted off of the head 14. Theside flanges 22 serve as guides to prevent contact with the blade 15.

The invention is not limited to the exemplary construction herein shownand described, but may be made in various ways within the scope of theappended claim.

What is claimed is:

A protective cover for a double edge safety razor having an elongatehead and including an arcuate outer plate and transverse projecting endmembers on the ends of said head, said cover comprising a panel of asize and shape to fit said arcuate plate, side flanges on said panel ofa size to receive the elongate sides of said head, end flanges on theends of said panel, and wherein said side flanges are in sliding contactwith the elongate sides of said head, and ribs on the inner surfaces ofsaid end flanges, said ribs being positioned to engage transverseprojecting members on the ends of said head.

References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 2,320,807 6/43Upham 30-90 2,352,909 7/44 Naegeli 3034 2,878,563 3/59 Schmoyer 30-90FOREIGN PATENTS 667,547 7/63 Canada. 784,482 4/ 35 France.

WILLIAM FELDMAN, Primary Examiner.

